The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-18
The following is the register of the
thermometer from Friday, June 1Oh, '87

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Thursday, Is 70 30 IL
Henry Confer who has been keep
ing sort of free house," or rather a
place were all kinds of drinks could be
gotten ut any time, has left the town of
Elkton. 4 warrant was issued by Mag
istrate Partridge for his arrest. Why
the temperance people would allow this
man to sell drinks in direct violation of
the law is hard to tell. What was the
committee doing that they did not look
bitter this party?
What might have been the destruc-
ton of the Howard, House at Elkton on
Thursday night was averted by Miss
Mollie Falls who discovered that fire
was raging in one of the stores below
the dining room. The window of the
store was broken in and the flames burst
out. 1t was over half an hour before the
fire was out. This is the second time
that Miss Falls has saved the Howard
House from the flames and the lives of
its inmates.
i Newark was full of teams of all kinds
on Sunday evening last, and we want to
call particular attention to the two bug
gies that raced up Main street. These
young men had ladies with them and
when one team undertook to pass the
other the race began. 1t is dangerous in
town and if either one of these teams
had run over some one they would have
been very sorry. Leave racing until
there is no danger of hurting any one or
getting arrested.
If the Philadelphia small boy who
so Graves the privilege of firing off crack
ers on the Fourth Of July, surely he
can satisfy such ambition by going sew
eral miles into the country, where houses
are scarce and where trees are plentiful.
But this would rob the sport of all its
joy, and hence the great desire to operate
in the city, where accident and fire seem
to be the ultimate result of the festive
fire-cracker. We believe boys should
have fun, however and hope they will
overrun the coop" in their mad race for
pleasure on the glorious Fourth.
The last day of the spring meeting
of the Oxford Agricultural Society was
full of interest. The attendance was good
and the races exciting. Roam Ben, own
ed by NJ. f. Hayden, won the 240 race of
Thursday in the 4th, 9Th and 9Th heats
in Il .hotly contested encounter. X. j.
Morrison's May won second place and
money in the free-for-all on Friday with
lno first Walter Armstrong; Solitaire
won his second race on Friday in excel
lent form, and shows him to be every
inch trotter of the Gilt Edge strain.
The running races as contested by Myr-
tie Peek and sister, proved a popular at
traction.
There may be nothing at all in it,
yet there has already occurred several
business failures and one suicide of men
who advertised in THE LEDGER and failed
to settle up They might have failed
and suicided just the same had they
squared up, but as they did not do so the
natural supposition is that sort of re-
trbution has overtaken them. There
would seem to be a moral in the whole
thing-always settle with the printer
first, and then the obituary can always
be written with free will and with the
knowledge that you are but giving an
honest man fair send off. No copy
right secured"
I Cleveland Avenue is pleasantly
and the view to the north is
truly beautiful. AS yet but few buildings
have been erected ON this avenue, but
the desirability Of the location will no
doubt lead many seekers after home to
purchase lots. Mr.. r. +. Armstrong is
the owner of much land ON this avenue,
and to enable those who desire to locate
and build, he has made the price per
foot at such rates and the payments so
easy that he certainly will have no trou-
bic in quickly disposing of his holdings.
lie sells on the installment plan, and in
this way you seem to pay less than rent
and yet before MANY years are the owner
of the property. So why throw away
your money on rent when you can ac-
complish 50 much.
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